SLAM
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Slam is a forceful, noisy impact—to close something hard or strike with violence: She slammed the door.
You can slam on the brakes or slam a drink.
To slam someone is to criticize harshly: Critics slammed the film.
A slam is also a clean sweep in card games (grand slam, small slam), extended to dominant victories in sports: a Grand Slam title in tennis.
A poetry slam is a competitive spoken-word event.
In basketball, a slam dunk is a forceful downward score.
The wrestler slammed his opponent to the mat.
Aggressive act against another
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- criticizeJudge unfavorably, vocally
- blastSudden forceful burst
- roastDry-heat cooking method
pan · trash · lambaste · condemn · rebuke · savage · harsh · scathing
Forced grounding maneuver
- matFlat floor covering
- pinPointed metal fastener
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- suplexOverhead backward wrestling slam
bodyslam · powerbomb · chokeslam · move · ring · opponent · finisher · WWE
Expressed in words aloud
- wordLinguistic meaning unit
- performanceCarrying out a task
- micPortable audio input
- stageRaised performance platform
competition · verse · recitation · rhythmic · audience · snaps · expression · hip-hop
bang
Sudden loud noise
wham · collision · impact · jolt · force · blow · strike · wallop · whack · pound
attack
Aggressive act against another
roast · pan · trash · lambaste · condemn · rebuke · savage · harsh · scathing · review
takedown
Forced grounding maneuver
suplex · bodyslam · powerbomb · chokeslam · move · ring · opponent · finisher · WWE · impact
spoken
Expressed in words aloud
- wordLinguistic meaning unit
- performanceCarrying out a task
- micPortable audio input
stage · competition · verse · recitation · rhythmic · audience · snaps · expression · hip-hop · open-mic
shut
To close firmly
hinge · frame · storming · exit · entrance · dramatic · angry · frustration · departure · wood
dunk
Briefly submerge in liquid
jam · throwdown · alley-oop · tomahawk · windmill · posterize · hangtime · explosive · athletic · highlight
bid
Offer to purchase
bridge · trick · points · game · rubber · vulnerable · bonus · declarer · trump · partnership
- slam dunkForceful basket from above
- grand slamWinning every trick
- slam on the brakesEmergency vehicle stopping action
- slam dancingViolent dancing at concerts
- body slamForceful wrestling throw
- slammed on the brakesStopped vehicle suddenly